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The West Virginia Department of Education launched an online survey this week for people to offer input on its Every Student Succeeds Act plan.

The draft plan won’t be released for the public to review until August, though, according to Jessica Hall, a spokeswoman for the department. The state needs to submit the plan to the federal government in...

WASHINGTON — Attorneys general of 18 states and the District of Columbia today filed suit against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over the delay of implementing student borrower defense regulations. This lawsuit,...

Nicholas school board president releases official statement on lawsuit
By Alex Wiederspiel, WV MetroNews

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — Nicholas County Board of Education President Gus Penix called the pending litigation against the State Board of Education “unfortunate” in a statement released to MetroNews Thursday morning.

“It is unfortunate that we had to involve the court in a local school board issue. We’re hopeful that the State Board of Education will...

WASHINGTON — As West Virginia’s Democratic senator continued opposing the health care bill being pushed by some of his colleagues, the state’s Republican senator came out Tuesday against the legislation.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he is still against repealing and replacing former President Barack Obama’s health care law, while Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.,...

West Virginians join thousands of others in Boston for NEA meeting
By Shauna Johnson, WV MetroNews

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 2018 budget in West Virginia which will be in effect with the start of the new fiscal year on Saturday does not include the average two percent pay raise for classroom teachers Governor Jim Justice had proposed

“I’m disappointed that more of an emphasis wasn’t focused on public education,” Dale Lee, president of the West Virginia...